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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Registration and Vaccination of People Without Access to Digital Technology
All beneficiaries who have received vaccines in India are registered on CoWIN portal. CoWIN portal is single source of truth for vaccination status.
As on 16th July 2021, a total of 3.48 lakh doses  have been administered to persons without Identity Cards. State/UT-wise details are at Annexure.
Registration and vaccination of people without access to digital technology can be done through:
- Walk-in registration of either single individuals or groups of individuals at COVID-19 Vaccination Centre .
- Registration at Common Service Centres
- Registration of up to 4 persons using a single mobile number to facilitate registration of people without mobile phones.
Detailed SOP has been issued for vaccination of people without prescribed photo ID documents through key facilitators at identified Government CVCs.
The Union Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare, Dr. Bharati Pravin Pawar stated this in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha here today.
Ministry of Defence
BRO working on a 200-ft bailey bridge at deluge affected Chamoli area in Uttarakhand to re-establish connectivity with Niti border
A portion of the Nanda Devi glacier broke off in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district on February 07, 2021, triggering an avalanche and deluge in the Alaknanda river system that washed away hydroelectric stations and trapped many workers. The sudden flood in the middle of the day in the Dhauli Ganga, Rishi Ganga and Alaknanda rivers, all intricately linked tributaries of the Ganga, triggered widespread panic and large-scale devastation in the high mountain areas.
The flash flood also washed away a 90-metre span RCC bridge on Joshimath-Malari road located just downstream of the Rishi Ganga Hydel project and approximately two kilometres upstream of the Tapovan Hydel project, which was the only link to Niti border. Washing away of the bridge has stranded more than 13 border villages in Chamoli district of Uttarakhand.
Border Roads Orgnisation  has quickly swung into action for rescue and rehabilitation work by inducting more than 100 Vehicles/Equipment and plants which include about 15 Heavy Earth Moving Equipment like Hydraulic Excavators, Dozers, JCBs, Wheel Loaders, etc. The BRO has also Air inducted critical equipment with the help of Indian Air Force. Almost 200 personnel of 21 BRTF of Project Shivalik have been deployed for rescue and rehabilitation purposes.
After initial recce, the BRO has started work for re-establishing connectivity on all required fronts. The site is very challenging due to steep cliff on far bank and 25-30-metre-high debris/muck on the other side, however, the BRO has overcome these challenges and on the 4th day has cleared and established a path for construction of bridge abutment. The BRO is working round the clock to re-establish connectivity at the earliest by launching a bailey bridge of 200 feet. The BRO is also assisting Indo-Tibetan Border Police  & National Disaster Response Force  in rescue operations, several BRO teams part of Project Shivalik are deployed in the area for relief operations.
ABB/Nampi/DK/Savvy/ADA
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Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Cabinet approves Memorandum of Understanding between Zoological Survey of India and International Barcode of Life, a Canadian not-for-profit corporation
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi was apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding  signed in June, 2020 between Zoological Survey of India , a subordinate organization under Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and International Barcode of Life , a Canadian not-for-profit corporation.
ZSI and iBOL have come together for further efforts in DNA barcoding, a methodology for rapidly and accurately identifying species by sequencing a short segment of standardized gene regions and comparing individual sequences to a reference database. iBOL is a research alliance involving nations that have committed both human and financial resources to enable expansion of the global reference database, the development of informatics platforms, and/or the analytical protocols needed to use the reference library to inventory, assess, and describe biodiversity. The MoU will enable ZSI to participate at the Global level programmes like Bioscan and Planetary Biodiversity Mission.
Special Service and Features
International Coastal Cleaning Day: Union Minister V Muraleedharan to inaugurate cleaning activities
Union Minister of State for External Affairs Shri V Muraleedharan will inaugurate the cleaning activities in Thiruvananthapuram tomorrow  as part of International Coastal Cleaning Day. It is part of the 75-day long ongoing Coastal Clean Up Campaign "Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar" being implemented by the Union Government .The programme will be held at Kovalam beach at 8 AM.
Swachh Sagar, Surakshit Sagar programme is coordinated by Union Ministry of Earth Sciences with collaboration from all the other Union Ministries, departments as well as governments of the coastal States. It is the longest and largest beach cleaning campaign in the world. As part of International Coastal Cleanup Day on 17th September, Union Ministers, Governors, State Ministers and others will participate in the programmmes being held in different parts of the country.
Prof. Jyothiranjan S. Ray, Director, National Center for Earth Science Studies will preside over the function.
Kerala Governor Shri Arif Mohammad Khan will participate in the International Coastal Cleanup Day event at Kochi.
National Service Scheme , Indian Coast Guard, National Disaster Management Authority , Seema Jagaran Manch, SFD, Paryavaran Samrakshan Gatividhi , other social organizations and educational institutions are also participating in the clean-up activities.
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Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
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India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 204.60 Cr
Over 3.91 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 1,39,792
13,734 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.49%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 4.79%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 204.60 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,71,14,804 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.91 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,11,866
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2nd Dose
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1,00,91,088
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Precaution Dose
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63,54,734
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,30,813
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2nd Dose
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1,76,72,669
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Precaution Dose
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1,22,99,855
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,91,03,881
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2nd Dose
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2,80,47,871
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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6,12,21,581
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2nd Dose
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5,11,15,466
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,95,79,996
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2nd Dose
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50,90,00,319
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Precaution Dose
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2,47,91,480
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,36,97,579
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2nd Dose
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19,53,27,258
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Precaution Dose
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1,65,16,683
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,74,47,521
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2nd Dose
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12,20,65,806
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Precaution Dose
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3,29,04,615
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Precaution Dose
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9,28,67,367
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Total
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2,04,60,81,081
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 1,39,792. Active cases now constitute 0.32% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.49%. 17,897 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,33,83,787.
13,734 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,11,102 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 87.58 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 4.79% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 3.34%.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles loss of lives due to tragic accident in Ananthapuramu district, AP
Approves ex gratia from PMNRF for the victims
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Ananthapuramu district, Andhra Pradesh. The Prime Minister has also approved an ex-gratia from the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund  for the victims.
The Prime Minister's Office tweeted;
"Pained by the loss of lives due to a tragic accident in Ananthapuramu district, AP. Condolences to the bereaved families. An ex-gratia of Rs. 2 lakh each from PMNRF would be given to the next of kin of the deceased: PM"
President's Secretariat
PRESIDENT OF INDIA PRESENTS SWACHH SURVEKSHAN AWARDS 2022
The President of India, Smt Droupadi Murmu, presented the Swachh Survekshan Awards 2022 at a function held in New Delhi today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated residents, sanitary workers and local administration of the award winning cities. She noted that Indore city has secured the first position for the sixth time in a row. She said that other cities across the country can follow the model of people's participation adopted by the residents of Indore city.
The President said that Swachh Survey is promoting healthy competition between states and cities for cleanliness. She noted that about nine crore people in more than 4000 cities have participated in this year's survey. She appreciated the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs for raising awareness about cleanliness among the citizens at a wider level.
The President said that continuous efforts of central and state governments and all citizens in the last eight years are behind the success of 'Swachh Bharat Mission'. She said that our Safai Mitras have played the most important role in achieving this success. They worked continuously for maintaining cleanliness even during the COVID pandemic.
The President said that on October 1st last year, the 'Swachh Bharat Mission-Urban 2.0' was launched with the aim to make all cities garbage-free by 2026. She was happy to note that from October 2, 2022, a campaign is being launched in cities to make all citizens aware of segregating wet and dry waste at home for better waste management. She said that keeping our streets, villages, localities and cities clean is the responsibility of all citizens. She urged all, especially the youth, to participate in this campaign and increase awareness about cleanliness in the society.
Please click here to see the President's Speech -
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas
ONGC Videsh begins its exploratory drilling campaign in Bangladesh
ONGC Videsh Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited , the National Oil Company of India, has spudded its first well Kanchan#1 in Block SS04, Bangladesh, on 29th September 2021 at Maheshkhali Island. This exploratory well is planned to be drilled to a depth of 4200 m and will be targeting two prospective formations. This well marks the beginning of exploratory drilling in Bangladesh by ONGC Videsh and will be followed by drilling at two more exploratory locations.
ONGC Videsh Ltd., in consortium with Oil India Ltd. , was awarded two shallow offshore Blocks SS-04 and SS-09 in Bangladesh during the Bid Round of 2012. The Production Sharing Contract  was signed between ONGC Videsh, OIL and Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration & Production Company Limited  in February, 2014. ONGC Videsh, with Participating Interest  of 45%, is the Operator with OIL  and BAPEX  as the other partners. BAPEX is being carried equally by ONGC Videsh and OIL up to commercial discovery stage.
All pre-drilling activities were completed with the rig being on location in late 2019 and with spudding scheduled for March 2020. However, the drilling had to be deferred due to COVID-19 pandemic. After the easing of restrictions and resolving the issues owing to deferment of initial plans, in September 2021, the drilling of well has commenced on 29th September 2021.
Ministry of Electronics & IT
India is ready to partner with like-minded nations towards development in technology embedded governance: MoS IT Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar
At the UNCTAD High-level policy dialogue ,Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar, Minister of State for Electronics & Information Technology, shared India’s success story of Digitalization yesterday. Ministers from India, Indonesia and Sri Lanka shared policy experiences towards digital inclusion & social empowerment at the policy dialogue. The webinar was a pre-event organized in the run-up to the fifteenth session of the Ministerial Conference of the UNCTAD.
While talking about the story of India's digitization drive, Shri Rajeev Chandrasekhar said that India’s success story of Digitalization is driven by the public and private sector in the global technology eco-system in terms of providing innovative solutions to the world. The Minister highlighted that India is poised today as one of the largest connected countries in the world in terms of Internet connectivity with around 80 Crore people online and one of the world’s largest rural broadband connectivity projects being executed. He also shared that the distance between the citizen and government has been bridged tremendously over the last 6 years by leveraging technology and public digital platforms including digital identity, digital payments systems and digital literacy and thus preventing the leakage of social subsidies. He also highlighted the importance of technology and India has demonstrated the power of technology in governance working for the common citizen and small businesses.
Shri Chandrasekhar also shared that under the leadership of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi, India has successfully showcased a technology led model of governance by embedding technology into the governance and transforming the lives of people and India is ready to partner with all like-minded nations towards development in the technology embedded governance.
India advocated for harnessing digital technologies and public digital platforms towards technology embedded governance and social inclusion at the UNCTAD High-level Policy Dialogue.
AYUSH
AYUSH Ministry inks MoU with Industry Bodies to promote Medicinal Plants cultivation
In a historic event today, the National Medicinal Plants Board , Ministry of AYUSH signed an MoU through virtual meeting with the major AYUSH and Herbal industry bodies covering a set of measures to promote medicinal plant cultivation.
The industry bodies which signed the MoU include ADMA , Mumbai; AMAM , New Delhi; AMMOI , Thrissur; AHNMI , Mumbai; FICCI , New Delhi and CII , New Delhi.
The signing ceremony was graced by the presence of Vd. Rajesh Kotecha, Secretary AYUSH who assured that his ministry would provide necessary support to resolve the issues related to the industry provided they form a combined team and approach with solutions to the respective problems faced by them. He further assured that the present govt is committed to the development of AYUSH systems.
The industry assured the NMPB that they will provide the buy-back guarantee to the farmers / gatherers on the NMPB supported medicinal plant cultivation and collection programs. Dr JLN Sastry, CEO, NMPB signed the MoU on behalf of Ministry of AYUSH while Mr. Chandrakant Bhanushali , Mr Prdeep Multani ,Dr Ramanathan , Mr Sanjay Mariwala , Mr Praveen Mittal , Mr Rajeev Vasudevan  have represented respective bodies. Industry representatives agreed that this unique gesture of Ministry of AYUSH would provide the sustainable supply of quality raw material to AYUSH, Nutraceutcial and Herbal industry.
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Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways
Global Standards Harbour
Sagarmala is a flagship programme of the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways aims to promote port-led development in the country through harnessing India’s 7,500 km long coastline and 14,500 km of potentially navigable waterways. As a part of Sagarmala Programme, more than 800 projects at an estimated cost of around 5.54 lakh crore have been identified for implementation. These projects are broadly classified into five pillars of Sagarmala. Implementation of the projects under Sagarmala is to be done by the Central Line Ministries, State Maritime Boards, Major Ports and SPV preferably through Public Private Partnership  wherever feasible. Development of ports and harbours are covered under Port Modernisation Pillar of Sagarmala Programme. The details of Port Modernisation pillar of Sagarmala Programme state wise is annexed.
Annexure
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Sr No
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State
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No. of Projects
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Project Cost 
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1
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Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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6
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6089
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2
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Andhra Pradesh
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29
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35795
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3
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Daman & Diu
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2
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92
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4
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Goa
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7
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1141
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5
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Gujarat
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36
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40540
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6
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Karnataka
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18
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5129
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7
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Kerala
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16
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11299
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8
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Maharashtra
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31
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89042
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9
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Odisha
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16
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11752
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10
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Puducherry
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3
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509
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11
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Tamil Nadu
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42
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48342
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12
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West Bengal
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32
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5219
This information was given by the Union Minister for Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Oversight Committee clears contingent of 27 wrestlers to participate in 2nd Ranking Series
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports  's Oversight Committee has cleared a contingent of 43 members including 27 wrestlers to participate in the upcoming 2nd Ranking Series ‘Ibrahim-Moustafa’ tournament.
The event, which would take place in Alexandria, Egypt from 23rd-26th February will be crucial to gain ranking points for better seeding at the Senior Asian Championships 2023 and the Senior World Championships 2023.
The Indian team will consist of 9 Freestyle Wrestlers, 8 Women Wrestlers, and 10 Greco-Roman Wrestlers along with 16 coaches and support staff.
The 27 wrestlers will also include 3 Target Olympics Podium Scheme  Wrestlers i.e. Ashu 67 kg GR, Bhateri 65 Kg WW & Sujeet 65 Kg FS.
Talking about the participation of the Indian team, Olympic medalist and chairperson of the Oversight committee MC Mary Kom said, "We want to ensure that the sport and the athletes do not suffer and more and more wrestlers get international exposure, so they can have the opportunity to compete against the best in the world."
So far as many as 9 current and former World Championship Gold medalists have registered for the 2nd Ranking series.
Click here for details of wrestlers.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 193.31 Cr
Over 3.36 Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 17,698
2,706 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.74%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.58%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 193.31 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,45,16,503 sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 3.38 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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1,04,06,906
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2nd Dose
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1,00,39,413
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Precaution Dose
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52,08,077
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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1,84,18,963
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2nd Dose
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1,75,83,011
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Precaution Dose
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86,59,650
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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3,38,07,441
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2nd Dose
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1,60,92,782
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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5,94,38,903
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2nd Dose
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4,56,18,932
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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55,71,12,451
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2nd Dose
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48,97,57,417
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Precaution Dose
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8,44,591
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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20,32,43,126
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2nd Dose
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19,07,93,200
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Precaution Dose
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13,77,014
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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12,70,85,349
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2nd Dose
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11,89,97,429
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Precaution Dose
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1,86,72,697
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Precaution Dose
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3,47,62,029
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Total
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1,93,31,57,352
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at 17,698. Active cases now constitute 0.04% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74%. 2,070 patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,26,13,440.
2,706 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 2,78,267 COVID-19 tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 85 Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.58% and the Daily Positivity rate is reported to be 0.97%.
Ministry of Culture
Indian side of Kailash Mansoravar has been included in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites of India: Shri Prahlad Singh Patel
Proposal for ‘Sacred Mountain Landscape and Heritage Routes’  has been included in Tentative List of World Heritage Sites of India as a Mixed site in April, 2019. The site has been proposed under UNESCO criteria ,  &  of Operational Guideline.
As per UNESCO’s Operational Guidelines 2017, a site must be on tentative list of UNESCO at least for a period of one year before proposing it for final nomination. Once the nomination dossier is completed, it is sent to the World Heritage Centre  by the stipulated deadline of 01 February of a calendar year. In furtherance an expert of the respective field in cultural & natural fields is deputed for the evaluation of site by WHC. Accordingly, decision of permanent inclusion of any site in World Heritage list is taken by the members of the World heritage committee.
This information was given by the Minister of State  of Culture and Tourism, Shri Prahalad Singh Patel in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.
Prime Minister's Office
PM condoles demise of actor, Puneeth Rajkumar
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has expressed deep grief over the demise of actor, Puneeth Rajkumar.
In a tweet, the Prime Minister said;
"A cruel twist of fate has snatched away from us a prolific and talented actor, Puneeth Rajkumar. This was no age to go. The coming generations will remember him fondly for his works and wonderful personality. Condolences to his family and admirers. Om Shanti."